Comments on: America Must Stand Up For Georgia

National Review: We Don't Have To Go To War, But We Must Back Her In Every Other Way

[davewrite1]

Thanks to George W. Bush, our nation is too broke, too enfeebled, too divided, and too mired in war and debt to wield any influence Russia. It''s not in Russia''s interest to let Georgia join hands with the West.

As other commentators have pointed out, our President''s hypocrisy is painfully obvious. After all, America''s Decider attacked a sovereign nation for no other reason than "suspicious motives."

As we sink under GWB''s leadership, other nations are rising to new power.

[wogerwabbit]

You better believe the Georgians did this with Bush/neocon backing over Caspian Sea oil pipelines... another oil war. Sure, let''s stir up this hornets nest and see what happens... let''s send some more other peoples kids off to war to die for the priviledged few.

[marshall_nee]

Bil Kristol eat your heart out.

[pdchapin]

This article is just plain delusional. Has the author looked at a map recently? There is nothing we can do about Georgia and making silly statements like McCain''s in the end just emphasize our inability to actually do anything. We might encourage the Georgians to keep fighting awhile and run up more casualties and property damage, but the reality is if you live next to a major power, you''ve got to learn how to keep them happy, or at least not angry enough to jump on you.

[scottyusa]

Georgia made a big mistake. They placed their arm in the lion''s cage. No one can help them. The USA is all tied up already, and Europe gets oil from Russia. We have seen Russia close the spigot in the past for political reasons. Keep in mind that if Georgia was a NATO country we would be obligated to come to their defense. Russia wants the Soviet Union back. The most that could happen is to remove Russia from the United Nations. Not a bad idea since they oppose anything worthwhile that the United Nations comes up with anyways. Good riddance.

[susanhelit]

Georgia slaughtered civilians - they didn''t take on the separatist government nor military - they went after helpless civilians in their homes. No, we don''t need to back Georgia - I''m ashamed that we are. McCain''s blind rhetoric ignoring Georgia''s criminal actions (even in a formal declared war, it''s illegal to bomb civilians!) shows exactly what type of president he would be.

[ajmarine111]

European leaders feel a special responsibility for preventing further escalation and several of them have condemned a "disproportionate" use of force by Russia. The European Commission has called for an end to all Russian military activity on Georgian soil.

But at the same time European diplomats accept that Mikheil Saakashvili initiated military action in seeking to reassert Georgian control of its breakaway province of South Ossetia, perhaps hoping that he could consolidate power there while the world was preoccupied with the Olympics.

At the time of the Rose Revolution in 2003, European lawmakers saw Saakashvili through similarly tinted spectacles, but nowadays they regard him as a somewhat headstrong figure who had already damaged his credentials as a democrat by the way in which he suppressed dissent in his country last November.

Georgia may claim that South Ossetia''''s leaders are controlled by the Russia''''s FSB security service but Europeans sense Saakashvili gave Russia the excuse it was looking for to intervene, insisting that its own "peace-keepers" in South Ossetia were under threat and had to be protected.

If Saakashvili thought that the Europeans in particular and the Western world in general would rally to his cause, he miscalculated. European diplomats have for a while been confessing a degree of "Georgia fatigue."

[noloyalisti]

How dare the National Republican Organ (NRO) preach about Russia invading other countries. Georgia was actually a threat to Russia through their unholy alliance with the US. So unlike Iraq who posed no threat to us and we knew it.

[mitch5511]

There are far-reaching implications in this situation. The US needs to stay out of it completely and shut the F up!

McCain''s call to NATO-ize the war is not only frightening, it''s also delusional: both NATO and US forces are already stretched beyond the breaking point, even by Joint Chief of Staff chairman Michael Millen''s own recent assessment.

For being an x-POW, he sure is pro-war! He is trying real hard to pull us into WWIII!

In addition, I choked on my coffee when I heard Bush''s speech stating it was wrong for Russia to invade a sovereign nation. WHAT IN THE HELL DID HE DO??? Bush has no room to talk. His administration invaded a sovereign country, Iraq. For what? Oil. Guess why Russia went after Georgia. Remember they are both using false pretenses to gain control over what they deem important. Guess why the US is quick to defend Georgia. Yep. OIL! Once again, it has become a driving factor between these countries.

The Bush administration set a very dangerous precedent when they invaded Iraq. Now other countries think its okay to do as well.

[noloyalisti]

Typical National Republican Order mentality: The U.S. is always right, fascism is great for the people, and whatever we think is what is reality. Oh, and the Grand Oil Party be us.

These guys have lost all credibility a long time ago. It is past time that the world stands up to unite against American hegemony.

[noloyalisti]

Right on Russia, this is a message to those who think of getting in bed with the fascist Americans. Don''t do it or we will crush you. We know what these scummy neo con Americans want. More power to Russia.

[mcvet-1]

LOL You have to LOVE fascist!! We are up to our eyes in a NEEDLESS War started on LIES, our Military is flat worn out, we have a debt from that stupidity that would choke a horse, ALL our former friends are not friends anymore and the fascist want to make a show of support for a leader and country that WE encouraged to create this situation. I''m telling you folks if we do NOT toss these losers out of office, we will be buried in War and Debt for as long as we live.

[middleman8]

Hip, Hip, Hooray, Russia is on its way

The Yanks have had their chance

Now watch em dance

What can be done by one motley crew

Can also be done by two.

[caliguy55]

The writer of this article, and everyone who believes as he does, has my blessing to get on a ship or plane, buy a rifle, and travel to Georgia to fight the Russians. In fact, I wish all such Americans would do so. Our country would be a much better place to live.

[Razzl]

It Dr. Strangelove to make the leap of neocon faith that Georgia''s foolish attack against a powerful Russian army means militarily powerful and competent Ukraine must be next on the list. You guys are so incapable of sorting out your propaganda from your foreign policy judgement that nobody in their right mind would pay any serious attention to what you have to say. As an American citizen who''s determined to stay out of parochial foreign wars that shouldn''t involve us I say, the Georgians asked for what they''re getting and we should stay out. And I expect my government to be run by people who care what I think about this, and not just what a bunch of self-appointed ideologues from their think tanks think about it...